Apr 24, 2004

East Bay (Oakland CA area) residents are seek relief from
Train horns.
The article has good discussion on many relevent issues, including residencts
not being informed about the trains before buying the homes, and safety issues.
It’s also interesting to see an on-the-record comment by a Union Pacific
representative support the use of wayside horns.

A related article
from the Christian Science Monitor also discusses some of the
same issues. Les Blomberg from the
Noise Pollution Clearinghouse
states: “The FRA did not study whether more train-horn noise
would actually cause more deaths by creating fatigued drivers”